Armed men on Tuesday chopped off the hand of an unidentified woman with a cutlass to rob her of her valuables.
The suspects took her handbag, phone and cash when the lady allegedly struggled with them.
They also robbed shops and houses in neighbouring streets in Ambo Street in the Calabar South local government area of the state.
According to Daily Post an eyewitness, Gabriel Udo, said the four armed men also beat the woman mercilessly.
He said the armed men stabbed innocent people and collected their phones and money.
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Udo said: “One of the armed robbers used a cutlass to hack the woman’s hand and beat her mercilessly.
“The incident happened at about 8pm. We saw when one of them drew out his cutlass and severed the woman’s left hand, which made her to become weak.
“She merely wanted to wriggle herself away from the bad boys who were stabbing innocent people and collecting their phones and money.”
He said that the woman was later taken to the hospital by passersby.
Commissioner of police in the State, Hafiz Inuwa Mohammed said they had decided to pay special attention to the Calabar South, which had reportedly become infamous for assorted crimes.
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